Patents by Inventor Takafumi Higuchi

Takafumi Higuchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220115836
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light source including light-emitting elements configured to oscillate in a single transverse mode; and an optical member that is provided on a light-emitting path of the light source and configured to diffuse and emit light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Takeshi MINAMIRU, Satoshi Inada, Takafumi Higuchi, Shigetoshi Nakamura, Kenichi Ono
  • Publication number: 20220077654
    Abstract: A light emitting element formed of a laminate having a current constriction layer includes: a semiconductor substrate; a light emitting portion having plural first recess portions having a depth reaching the current constriction layer, and a current constriction structure formed in the current constriction layer and having an oxidized region where the current constriction layer is oxidized and a non-oxidized region surrounded by the oxidized region; an electrode pad disposed between the light emitting portion and an outer edge portion of the semiconductor substrate; and a step portion disposed between the electrode pad and the light emitting portion and formed from an upper surface of the laminate to the current constriction layer, and the current constriction layer in a region surrounded by the step portion is the oxidized region except for the non-oxidized region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi MINAMIRU, Takashi KONDO, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220066055
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220035056
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11215717
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Patent number: 11204432
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20210305773
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided with a light source and a controller. The light source includes multiple light-emitting elements and multiple driving elements that are provided in correspondence with the light-emitting elements and drive the light-emitting elements to light up by going to an ON state. The controller controls a switching between a successive lighting operation that causes the light-emitting elements to light up successively and a simultaneous lighting operation that causes the light-emitting elements to light up simultaneously in parallel. The light source includes a power supply line set to a reference potential or a power supply potential, a driving signal line that is connected to the power supply line and that supplies a driving signal to the driving elements, and a lighting signal line that supplies a lighting signal for causing the light-emitting elements to light up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi KONDO, Satoshi INADA, Junichiro HAYAKAWA, Takeshi MINAMIRU, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200371261
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200374478
    Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200285723
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light diffusing member that diffuses light emitted from a light source so that an object to be measured is irradiated with the light; and a holding unit that is provided on plural wires connected to the light source and holds the light diffusing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi ONO, Takeshi MINAMIRU, Satoshi INADA, Takafumi HIGUCHI, Tsutomu OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200285833
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light diffusing member that diffuses light emitted from a light source so that an object to be measured is irradiated with the light; and a holding unit that holds the light diffusing member and is provided on a wire connected to the light source so as to be located in an uncoated region of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi MINAMIRU, Satoshi INADA, Kenichi ONO, Takafumi HIGUCHI, Tsutomu OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200271760
    Abstract: A light emitter includes: a substrate; a driving section provided on the substrate; a light source that is provided on the substrate and is driven by the driving section; a cover section through which light emitted from the light source is transmitted and that is disposed in an optical axial direction of the light source; and a support section that is provided on a part of the substrate excluding a part between the driving section and the light source and supports the cover section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi INADA, Kenichi ONO, Takeshi MINAMIRU, Michiaki MURATA, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200274320
    Abstract: A light emitter includes: a substrate; a capacitor provided on the substrate; a light source that is provided on the substrate and to which a driving current from electric charges accumulated in the capacitor is supplied; a cover section through which light emitted from the light source is transmitted and that is disposed in an optical axial direction of the light source; and a support section that is provided on a part of the substrate excluding a part between the capacitor and the light source and supports the cover section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Inada, Kenichi Ono, Takeshi Minamiru, Tsutomu Otsuka, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10752970
    Abstract: A method for producing a turbine rotor includes forming a rotor base material having a maximum outer diameter of 1000 mm or less from low-alloy steel including carbon, silicon, manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; heating the rotor base material, by a quenching process, to a temperature range of 940° C. to 960° C.; performing oil quenching on the rotor base material, after the quenching process, in a temperature range of 250° C. to 500° C., at a cooling rate of at least 2.0° C./min; and tempering the rotor base material, after the quenching process, at a temperature of at least 630° C., and under a condition that a tempering parameter P is in the range of 19700 to 19900, wherein P is defined by the formula P=T (C+log(t)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Terada, Takayuki Miyata, Takafumi Higuchi, Hiroki Shibahara
  • Publication number: 20180179608
    Abstract: A method for producing a turbine rotor includes forming a rotor base material having a maximum outer diameter of 1000 mm or less from low-alloy steel including carbon, silicon, manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; heating the rotor base material, by a quenching process, to a temperature range of 940° C. to 960° C.; performing oil quenching on the rotor base material, after the quenching process, in a temperature range of 250° C. to 500° C., at a cooling rate of at least 2.0° C./min; and tempering the rotor base material, after the quenching process, at a temperature of at least 630° C., and under a condition that a tempering parameter P is in the range of 19700 to 19900, wherein P is defined by the formula P=T (C+log(t)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION, JAPAN CASTING & FORGING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Terada, Takayuki Miyata, Takafumi Higuchi, Hiroki Shibahara
  • Patent number: 8503014
    Abstract: A gateway converts a signal between a transmitting terminal capable of transmitting printable print contents in accordance with a FAX protocol and a receiving terminal capable of receiving the print contents in accordance with an HTTP protocol and printing the print contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Sakuda, Yasuhiro Oshima, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Patent number: 8472056
    Abstract: A printing system includes a transmitting terminal, which transmits printable printing contents, and a printing apparatus terminal, which receives and prints the printing contents, which are connected to the printing system via an Internet protocol network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Kenji Sakuda, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Patent number: 8174718
    Abstract: A facsimile machine includes an image data generating unit that reads a original and generates image data, an information transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receive the digital data, a first data generating unit that generates first digital data used for a real-time communication method without using analog data, and a second data generating unit that generates second digital data used for a deemed voice communication method without using analog data. when using the real-time communication method, the first data generating unit generates the first digital data and the information transmitting and receiving unit transmits the first digital data to the destination. When using the deemed voice communication method, the second data generating unit generates the second digital data and the information transmitting and receiving unit transmits the second digital data to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Higuchi, Masayuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8068242
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes: receiving unit which receives plural types of sheets including facsimile sheets; a printing unit which performs printing on the sheet received in the receiving unit; an operation unit which is operated; a facsimile data receiving unit which receives facsimile data; a reception print controller which allows the printing unit to perform facsimile printing on the basis of the received facsimile data; and a sheet-setting acquiring unit which acquires sheet setting of a type of sheets to be printed, wherein the reception print controller selectively performs reception setting for automatic reception in which the facsimile printing is performed by the printing unit when the facsimile data is received and reception setting for manual reception in which the facsimile printing is performed on the basis of the operation of the operation unit after the facsimile data is received, and the reception print controller performs the reception setting in accordance with the acquired sheet settin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Matsumoto, Takafumi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20100259788
    Abstract: A gateway converts a signal between a transmitting terminal capable of transmitting printable print contents in accordance with a FAX protocol and a receiving terminal capable of receiving the print contents in accordance with an HTTP protocol and printing the print contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Sakuda, Yasuhiro Oshima, Takafumi Higuchi